The Honolulu Advertiser has finally picked up the story on their “Breaking News” about an hour ago. ;)

Something I didn’t catch before:

… “If an alternative-fuel vehicle is available, we are mandated to buy it. We have no choice,” said Steve Mortimer, a manager in Hawai’i who helps set Navy policy on vehicles and equipment. “The (auto) manufacturers don’t have to supply the fuel. In Hawai’i, we just have unleaded and diesel and a little bit of propane…“

Talk about waste. It doesn’t take that much pre-planning to figure out something like this in advance.